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The latest news on self-publishing and digital publishing with an emphasis on indie authors. Learn all about submitting your ebooks for distribution all over the world and the companies that do it.

What Rook Can Teach the Industry about Bookselling

There’s a new app coming, and on the surface, it looks a…

The Newest Indie Author Tool: Video Interviews

With so many positive aspects to self-publishing–complete creative and business control, lack…

How Do Amazon-Publisher Disputes Affect Authors and Readers?

It was only a year ago that the publishing industry sat riveted…

Writers’ Events Can Strengthen Your Craft, Build Your Career

Authors who are interested in establishing themselves as both better writers and…

What Nielsen Can Tell Indie Authors

The kind people at Nielsen BookScan do a fairly decent job at…

Goodreads Unveils Newly Redesigned Android App

Book discovery is crucial to not only the business side of selling…

Clean Reader Controversy: Censorship, or Right to Read?

“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will…

Book Riot is Encouraging Women to Play the Victim

Book Riot is a publishing blog and they have recently been garnering…

Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review

Book reviews are the bane of many authors’ existence, not for their…

OverDrive Acquired by Rakuten, Owners of Kobo

OverDrive is the world’s leading digital content provider of books, movies, music,…

For FanFic Authors, One Direction Reigns Supreme

I’m not sure I’ll make it out alive if I admit that…

The Worst e-Book Cover Art – March 2015

Self-published authors normally forgo the expense of hiring a professional graphics designer…

Self Publishing Erotica: If You Write It, There’s an Audience for It

First it was Big Foot. Then the Loch Ness Monster. Dinosaur CEOs…

Audible Encourages Authors to Give their Audiobooks Away for Free

The Audible Creation Exchange is a service that allows authors to have…

Censoring Indie Authors

With so much attention focused on the US when it comes to…

Episodic Fiction is Finding a New Home on Kindle Unlimited

Indie authors are disrupting e-book publishing by writing episodic fiction. They are…

Indie Authors Triumphing over Sexism in the Publishing Industry

Writer/creator Joss Whedon has an epic quote about sexism in the entertainment…

B&N’s Nook Press in Bed with the Author Solutions Devil?

It’s no secret among members of the self-publishing community that there are…

New Book Promotion has Readers Paying What they Want

The traditional book selling market has always had clearly defined prices for…

First Round of Reader-Selected Kindle Scout Titles Ready for Pre-Order

Amazon is always on the lookout for ways to improve both the…

Indie Authors Are to Blame for Lack of Meaningful e-Book Data

Indie authors often find success in the digital publishing arena but how…

Being an Author is Sexy but Self-Publishing is Not

The writing profession as a whole, has a captivating allure. Looking at…

Wattpad Adds Tools for Greater Engagement

One of the sleeping giants in the world of self-publishing is the…